Common USB malware relies on the autoplay mechanism to infect a PC. A new technique demonstrated at the Black Hat conference subverts the USB device's controller chip to create "a self-replicating USB virus not detectable with current defenses." Read More »

Unsurprisingly, the least secure version of Windows out there is the most subject to the worst kinds of attacks. But what does AVAST's data really say about the vulnerability of Windows versions to such attacks? Read More »